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Idaho Secretary of State Candidate Filing Portal — November 3, 2026 General Election
Office: Lieutenant Governor
Candidate: Eric Myricks
Party: Democratic
Filing status: Approved
Filing date: 2026-02-24
Official voter ID: 111608256
FINAL CANDIDATES LIST
November 03, 2026 - 2026 GENERAL
Eric Myricks
Lieutenant Governor
Democratic
Approved
Experience
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About Eric Myricks
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As a small business owner, Eric knows what it takes to build opportunities from the ground up. He calls himself a compassionate capitalist because he believes that free enterprise and human decency are not opposites, but partners. It’s the conviction that a strong economy is built not only by profit, but by purpose, uplifting the people who make it possible. His leadership bridges humanity and forward thinking, driven by faith, inclusivity and his roots in the Mennonite church, where he once served as a youth pastor. His family reflects Idaho’s diversity of belief and shared values of faith, family, freedom, and community which also define so many Idaho families.
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As a small business owner, Eric knows what it takes to build opportunities from the ground up. He calls himself a compassionate capitalist because he believes that free enterprise and human decency are not opposites, but partners. It’s the conviction that a strong economy is built not only by profit, but by purpose, uplifting the people who make it possible. His leadership bridges humanity and forward thinking, driven by faith, inclusivity and his roots in the Mennonite church, where he once served as a youth pastor. His family reflects Idaho’s diversity of belief and shared values of faith, family, freedom, and community which also define so many Idaho families.
GET TO KNOW ERIC
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Eric Myricks is a community rooted Idaho leader, husband, father, and lifelong advocate for seniors, families, and working people. A graduate of University School in Ohio, Eric began serving others early, becoming a youth pastor in the Mennonite church after high school as part of his mission work. After marrying his wife Lesley, an Idaho Falls native and Executive Director in memory care, Eric made Idaho his home. Today, their family is firmly planted in the Treasure Valley, raising two boys, a toddler and a college student at the College of Idaho.
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Eric Myricks is a community rooted Idaho leader, husband, father, and lifelong advocate for seniors, families, and working people. A graduate of University School in Ohio, Eric began serving others early, becoming a youth pastor in the Mennonite church after high school as part of his mission work. After marrying his wife Lesley, an Idaho Falls native and Executive Director in memory care, Eric made Idaho his home. Today, their family is firmly planted in the Treasure Valley, raising two boys, a toddler and a college student at the College of Idaho.
Who is Eric Myricks?
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To ask who Eric Myricks is, is to understand something about the kind of leadership Idaho needs at this moment in its history. Idaho stands at a crossroads where rapid growth meets the fragile realities of rural communities, where aging families seek support, where young people search for opportunity, and where politics often drift far from the daily lives of the people they are meant to serve. It is also the home of Eric’s wife, Lesley, who was raised in Idaho Falls, grounding their family in the lived experience of this state and deepening Eric’s understanding of its people and its values. In such a moment, Idaho does not need another caretaker of the status quo. It needs a leader shaped by real experience, deep empathy, creative discipline, and a belief in the dignity of every person...
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To ask who Eric Myricks is, is to understand something about the kind of leadership Idaho needs at this moment in its history. Idaho stands at a crossroads where rapid growth meets the fragile realities of rural communities, where aging families seek support, where young people search for opportunity, and where politics often drift far from the daily lives of the people they are meant to serve. It is also the home of Eric’s wife, Lesley, who was raised in Idaho Falls, grounding their family in the lived experience of this state and deepening Eric’s understanding of its people and its values. In such a moment, Idaho does not need another caretaker of the status quo. It needs a leader shaped by real experience, deep empathy, creative discipline, and a belief in the dignity of every person...
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Economy, taxes, spending, and affordability
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Idaho doesn’t need more slogans about tax cuts, it needs a government that actually works for the people paying the taxes. I support keeping taxes low, but you can’t keep cutting your way into oblivion. While the establishment brags about surpluses, families are working harder for less. Our roads are crumbling, our schools are underfunded, and our seniors can’t afford care. Fiscal responsibility must be balanced with fiscal humanity. As Lieutenant Governor, I’ll fight for an Idaho that invests wisely, not just cuts blindly. A surplus means nothing if our people are falling behind.
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Idaho doesn’t need more slogans about tax cuts, it needs a government that actually works for the people paying the taxes. I support keeping taxes low, but you can’t keep cutting your way into oblivion. While the establishment brags about surpluses, families are working harder for less. Our roads are crumbling, our schools are underfunded, and our seniors can’t afford care. Fiscal responsibility must be balanced with fiscal humanity. As Lieutenant Governor, I’ll fight for an Idaho that invests wisely, not just cuts blindly. A surplus means nothing if our people are falling behind.
Health care and reproductive policy
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HB 328 puts Idaho families at risk. It adds work requirements that push people off coverage, shifts care to profit-driven companies, and gives state officials the power to cut benefits overnight. Seniors, caregivers, rural families, and low-income workers could lose care not because they don’t need it, but because politicians made it harder to get. This bill threatens rural hospitals, raises ER costs, and forces families into impossible choices. As Lieutenant Governor, I’ll protect Medicaid, keep our hospitals open, and ensure every Idahoan has access to the care they need to live with dignity.
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HB 328 puts Idaho families at risk. It adds work requirements that push people off coverage, shifts care to profit-driven companies, and gives state officials the power to cut benefits overnight. Seniors, caregivers, rural families, and low-income workers could lose care not because they don’t need it, but because politicians made it harder to get. This bill threatens rural hospitals, raises ER costs, and forces families into impossible choices. As Lieutenant Governor, I’ll protect Medicaid, keep our hospitals open, and ensure every Idahoan has access to the care they need to live with dignity.
Education and workforce development
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Idaho ranks near the bottom in per-student funding and teacher pay and families feel it every day. Overcrowded classrooms, underpaid teachers, and lost opportunities are holding our kids back. It’s time to fully fund our public schools, repeal the voucher scheme that drains local classrooms, and pay teachers what they’re worth. Education should be Idaho’s strongest economic engine, connecting learning to real jobs through career pathways, trade training, and innovation hubs that keep our kids here, building Idaho’s future.
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Idaho ranks near the bottom in per-student funding and teacher pay and families feel it every day. Overcrowded classrooms, underpaid teachers, and lost opportunities are holding our kids back. It’s time to fully fund our public schools, repeal the voucher scheme that drains local classrooms, and pay teachers what they’re worth. Education should be Idaho’s strongest economic engine, connecting learning to real jobs through career pathways, trade training, and innovation hubs that keep our kids here, building Idaho’s future.
Public lands, natural resources, and energy
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Water is Idaho’s lifeblood, and our public lands are its soul. Managing both can’t stay trapped in backroom deals or partisan control. As Lieutenant Governor, I’ll fight for transparent, science-based water planning that protects farmers, families, and the ecosystems that sustain us. We must modernize our water infrastructure, embrace data-driven conservation, and prepare for the future, not just relive old fights. I’ll also stand up for public lands that remain in public hands, ensuring Idahoans can hunt, fish, farm, and explore the places that define who we are.
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Water is Idaho’s lifeblood, and our public lands are its soul. Managing both can’t stay trapped in backroom deals or partisan control. As Lieutenant Governor, I’ll fight for transparent, science-based water planning that protects farmers, families, and the ecosystems that sustain us. We must modernize our water infrastructure, embrace data-driven conservation, and prepare for the future, not just relive old fights. I’ll also stand up for public lands that remain in public hands, ensuring Idahoans can hunt, fish, farm, and explore the places that define who we are.
Public safety and justice
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Community safety is about trust, not talking points. I stand with law enforcement, firefighters, and first responders, ensuring they have the training, mental health support, and community partnerships to protect and serve effectively. Idaho doesn’t need partisan fear tactics; we need real partnerships that make every neighborhood safer.
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Community safety is about trust, not talking points. I stand with law enforcement, firefighters, and first responders, ensuring they have the training, mental health support, and community partnerships to protect and serve effectively. Idaho doesn’t need partisan fear tactics; we need real partnerships that make every neighborhood safer.
Public lands, natural resources, and energy
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Growth should pay for itself but under this administration, families are paying the price. Housing is unattainable, infrastructure is lagging, and rural communities are being left behind. Idaho needs leadership that plans ahead, invests in roads and water systems, and makes growth sustainable for the next generation, not just profitable for developers and politicians who hold stake in the game today.
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Growth should pay for itself but under this administration, families are paying the price. Housing is unattainable, infrastructure is lagging, and rural communities are being left behind. Idaho needs leadership that plans ahead, invests in roads and water systems, and makes growth sustainable for the next generation, not just profitable for developers and politicians who hold stake in the game today.
Immigration and border security
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We are a country of immigrants. We can protect our borders without losing our humanity. Immigrants help power Idaho’s farms, build our infrastructure, and strengthen our communities. I believe in enforcing the law while creating fair, efficient pathways to legal work and residency that strengthen Idaho’s economy and honor our values. Immigration policy should reflect both security and dignity because that’s what keeps Idaho strong, safe, and free.
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We are a country of immigrants. We can protect our borders without losing our humanity. Immigrants help power Idaho’s farms, build our infrastructure, and strengthen our communities. I believe in enforcing the law while creating fair, efficient pathways to legal work and residency that strengthen Idaho’s economy and honor our values. Immigration policy should reflect both security and dignity because that’s what keeps Idaho strong, safe, and free.
Idaho Values That Unite - Not Divide
Candidate position
Idaho values go deeper than party labels, they’re about faith, family, freedom, and community. I was raised in the Mennonite church, my wife in the LDS faith, and we’re raising our sons with respect for life, liberty, and one another. I don’t weaponize values to divide neighbors. I believe Idaho values mean taking care of each other; our children, our elders, our veterans, and the land we share.
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Idaho values go deeper than party labels, they’re about faith, family, freedom, and community. I was raised in the Mennonite church, my wife in the LDS faith, and we’re raising our sons with respect for life, liberty, and one another. I don’t weaponize values to divide neighbors. I believe Idaho values mean taking care of each other; our children, our elders, our veterans, and the land we share.
Women’s Rights and Freedom to Choose
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Idaho women deserve respect, dignity, and the freedom to make their own health care decisions without government interference. Today, women in our state are being forced to leave Idaho to access reproductive care and that’s not freedom, that’s control.
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Idaho women deserve respect, dignity, and the freedom to make their own health care decisions without government interference. Today, women in our state are being forced to leave Idaho to access reproductive care and that’s not freedom, that’s control.
Protecting Idaho's Healthcare
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Public Education Must Thrive
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Public Education Must Thrive
by Eric Myricks | Jan 5, 2026
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Damn right, I’ll fight for your MEDICAID!
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Damn right, I’ll fight for your MEDICAID!
by Eric Myricks | Dec 30, 2025
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I am clear-eyed about the limits of the office I seek. The Lieutenant Governor does not write federal healthcare law. But the Lieutenant Governor presides over the Idaho Senate, breaks ties, shapes agendas, and—most importantly—uses the power of the platform to force truth into the open. And when the truth is uncomfortable, that’s exactly when leadership is required. As Lieutenant Governor, I will fight to protect Medicaid expansion because the consequences of losing it are not abstract—they are immediate, human, and devastating. I will fight because rural Idaho will pay first and pay hardest. I will fight because ideology is cheap, but hospital closures are not. I will fight because voters already decided this issue, and it is not the Legislature’s job to quietly undo the will of the...
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I am clear-eyed about the limits of the office I seek. The Lieutenant Governor does not write federal healthcare law. But the Lieutenant Governor presides over the Idaho Senate, breaks ties, shapes agendas, and—most importantly—uses the power of the platform to force truth into the open. And when the truth is uncomfortable, that’s exactly when leadership is required. As Lieutenant Governor, I will fight to protect Medicaid expansion because the consequences of losing it are not abstract—they are immediate, human, and devastating. I will fight because rural Idaho will pay first and pay hardest. I will fight because ideology is cheap, but hospital closures are not. I will fight because voters already decided this issue, and it is not the Legislature’s job to quietly undo the will of the...
About Eric Myricks
Candidate position
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As Lieutenant Governor, Eric will carry forward the Andrus legacy of practical, principled leadership. He will champion bipartisan cooperation, rural healthcare, education, and economic opportunity for working families. He believes Idaho families deserve more than survival, they deserve a state where hard work pays off, where government serves the people, and where fairness replaces favoritism. He stands for the radical middle where most Idahoans live, and seeks to bring back balance to Idaho, through empathy and action. When asked why he’s running, Eric answers simply: “Because Idaho families shouldn’t be working harder for less. Because dignity is power, and it’s time to return both to THE PEOPLE.”
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As Lieutenant Governor, Eric will carry forward the Andrus legacy of practical, principled leadership. He will champion bipartisan cooperation, rural healthcare, education, and economic opportunity for working families. He believes Idaho families deserve more than survival, they deserve a state where hard work pays off, where government serves the people, and where fairness replaces favoritism. He stands for the radical middle where most Idahoans live, and seeks to bring back balance to Idaho, through empathy and action. When asked why he’s running, Eric answers simply: “Because Idaho families shouldn’t be working harder for less. Because dignity is power, and it’s time to return both to THE PEOPLE.”
Smarter Budgets, Stronger Futures
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Keep taxes low while maintaining sufficient investment in roads, public schools, seniors, and other essential state services; balance budget restraint with service needs.
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Smarter Budgets, Stronger Futures
Protecting Idaho's Healthcare
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Protect Medicaid expansion, rural hospitals, and healthcare access for seniors, caregivers, rural families, and lower-income workers.
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Protecting Idaho's Healthcare
Public Education Must Thrive
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Increase public-school funding, repeal the private-school voucher program, raise teacher pay, and expand career, trade, and innovation pathways.
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Public Education Must Thrive
Idaho Values That Unite - Not Divide
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Emphasize faith, family, freedom, community responsibility, care for children, elders and veterans, and less divisive state politics.
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Water and Public Lands
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Use transparent science-based water planning, modernize water infrastructure, expand data-driven conservation, and keep Idaho public lands in public hands.
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Water and Public Lands
Protect and Serve — Together
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Support law enforcement, firefighters, and first responders with training, mental-health support, and stronger community partnerships.
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Protect and Serve — Together
Sustainable Growth
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Require growth to support needed roads and water infrastructure, plan ahead for population growth, and expand attainable housing while expecting development to cover its costs.
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Immigration
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Enforce immigration law while creating fair, efficient legal pathways for work and residency that support Idaho's economy and communities.
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Women’s Rights and Freedom to Choose
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Protect women's ability to make reproductive and healthcare decisions without state interference.
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Women’s Rights and Freedom to Choose
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